Killer In The Family

On 5 July 2018 13 year old Jennifer Edwards and her 15 year old brother Jack Edwards were shot and killed in Sydney in Australia by their father John who then took his own life.

A man with a long and documented history of abuse of his partners and children, Edwards' final act of abuse was when his estranged wife - and mother of Jennifer and Jack - Olga took her own life in December 2018.

A review found that the deaths of Jennifer and Jack - and therefore Olga - could have been prevented and made recommendations for improvements in the police and other agency's response to domestic abuse and coercive control.

This is the story of the Edwards Family.

Information and support
Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA
Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid
National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247
Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America
Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline

References
Inquest into the deaths of John, Jack and Jennifer EDWARDS

Friends reveal Olga Edwards had 'no hope' after police failure to act on domestic violence reports - ABC News

‘Litany of Errors’ Enabled Man to Kill His Children, Coroner Finds

John Edwards, who shot dead two children, should not have had gun licence, coroner finds - ABC News

Olga Edwards turned to Rosie Batty after children's Pennant Hills murder - Yahoo News Australia

Killer John Edwards wrote letters to family before shooting teenage children dead - ABC News

Mother of Sydney children murdered by father found dead | SBS News

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On the 31 March 1985, 35 year old Linda Moser and her two daughters 14 year old Donna and 10 year old Joanne left a church service to meet their father and her ex-husband Leon Moser so he could spend time with Donna and Joanne that afternoon.

Instead of planning a nice afternoon with his daughters, Moser took a rifle from his car and shot 10 year old Joanne, his ex-wife Linda and his 14 year old daughter Donna.

A man with a history of abuse who blamed Linda and her family for his misfortune, Moser was killed by lethal injection in August 1995.

This is the story of the Moser Family.

Information and support
Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA
Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid
National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247
Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America
Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline

References
The Nation - News from April 1, 1985 - Los Angeles Times

Killer of His Ex-Wife and 2 Daughters Is Executed - The New York Times

Leon Moser - Wikipedia

PA. EXECUTES MAN FOR KILLING WIFE, DAUGHTERS - The Washington Post

Leon Moser | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

'Shaken to the core' | WORLD

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In April 2007 Ciara Dunne and her two children 4 year old Lean and 3 year old Shania were killed by husband and father Adrian Dunne. He then took his own life. Having prepared their wills and visited Funeral Directors in the weeks before the murders, it has been said that Adrian and Ciara planned the murders together before Adrian carried them out. An inquiry into the murders found that the family faced financial challenges as well as Adrian being a controlling force in the family and made recommendations for change.

This is the story of the Dunne Family.

Information and support
Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA
Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid
National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247
Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America
Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline

References
Inquiry report content

BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Mother and girls buried together

The War At Home | Broadsheet.ie

Inquest hears details of Monageer tragedy

BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Tragedy family 'picked coffins'

Mother and girls died by unlawful killing - inquest – The Irish Times

Dunne Family Inquest Verdict Announced | Irish News, 21/05/2009

No 'definitive motive' for Monageer deaths

Report finds no single cause of Monageer family deaths – The Irish Times

BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Parents 'worried about daughter'

Picture painted of control freak who dominated wife | Irish Independent

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In early September 2018 in a suburb of Perth in Australia, 41 year old Mara Harvey, her three year old daughter Charlotte, 2 year old twins Alice and Beatrix and 73 year old mother were all killed by husband, father and son-in-law 24 year old Anthony Harvey.

Harvey not only planned the murders of his whole family, he also stole money from them after the murders before handing himself into the police. The first person to be given a sentence of life without the possibility of parole, Harvey will be remembered as a cold blooded family annihilator.

This is the story of The Harvey Family.

Information and support
Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA
Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid
National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247
Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America
Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline

References
Bedford mass murder: Family breaks silence after Anthony Harvey charged with five murders - ABC News

Bedford murders: Anthony Robert Harvey planned to kill his family, court told | 7NEWS

Perth family murders: Australian killer given landmark jail sentence - BBC News

Perth man charged with murdering wife, three daughters and mother-in-law | RNZ News

Mass murderer Anthony Harvey's journal reveals insight into Bedford family killings - ABC News

Neighbours struggle to believe the horror of Bedford deaths | The West Australian

Bedford mass murder: Man charged with killing five members of family including three children - ABC News

Man stabbed kids to death and posed bodies to look like they were cuddling - The Mirror

Five members of one family, including three children laid to rest one month from Perth massacre | Daily Mail Online

Killer dad wrote chilling murder 'to-do list' before butchering wife and kids - The Mirror

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In June 2017 the bodies of Cheryl Baker, Nadja Medley and her daughter Payton Medley were discovered at a property in Caldwell, Idaho. They had all been shot and killed.

Cheryl’s husband, pilot Gerald Mike Bullinger, who was also Nadja’s boyfriend, was no where to be seen. A prime suspect in the murders of his wife, girlfriend and her daughter, Bullinger had a 10 day headstart on police as they launched an intense search for him. Having found his abandoned car at Pacific Creek Campground in the Bridger‑Teton National Forest in Wyoming, Bullinger has never been found and remains a wanted fugitive to this day. A man whose lies were unravelled and who murdered three women in response.

This is the story of Cheryl Baker and Nadja and Payton Medley.

Information and support
Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA
Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid
National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247
Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America
Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline

References
Three years after Caldwell triple homicide, relative and sheriff share new details

WANTED: Michael Bullinger | Crime Junkie Podcast

Case 251: The Caldwell Farmhouse Murders - Casefile True Crime

Idaho Murder Suspect Mike Bullinger Still Missing 8 Years Later

Police search for man after three dead bodies discovered on his property | CNN

Triple homicide investigation continues 2 years later

Pilot Likely Killed Wife, Girlfriend After Double Life Was Exposed: Sheriff

Married Murder Suspect Charmed Single Mom — Then Confrontation with Wife Led to Triple Slayings

Friends remember Ogden teacher Cheryl Baker as an ‘artistic, kind, gentle woman’ | News, Sports, Jobs - Standard-Examiner

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